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blc1 · 04-18-2009, 04:51 PM

It's lamentable how older actresses lose work in America after a certain age; this doesn't seem to be the case in western Europe. Catherine Deneuve is working as much as she always has and she's over 60. I know this is a familiar argument, but I'm bored with teenage idols who are winning serious awards before age 20. I am desperate to see mature women in films on the level of Ingrid Bergman in "Goodbye Again". Deneuve was far more interesting and beautiful at 55 than at 25 and she is still widely celebrated in France.

downbutnotout · 04-19-2009, 02:39 AM

It does get annoying when there are teen "sensations" getting multi million dollar deals and become celebrities. But people want to see fake people.

As long as people worship them, there will always be young "stars".

Its mostly about image. You only need a slight amount of talent if you have a "great" image.

FairleighCalm · 04-19-2009, 12:03 PM

I agree wholeheartedly. "Older" women have so much to teach us about life. Maybe it's because I'm over 40 but I've laways thought women are very intriguing when turn 40 and can stop competing in the "dumb-girl" olympics that society has become.

lyssado707 · 04-19-2009, 04:01 PM

that's interesting

Amelia · 05-04-2009, 05:31 AM

I agree, blc1. It's crazy. It's almost as if we're going backwards. If Katherine Hepburn had been born in the 1960s rather than 1907, I wonder if she would have got the chance to continue acting for as long as she did. She was 74 when she made "On Golden Pond". But would a film like that even be made today? You'd think that the feminist movement of the 1960s would have encouraged people to assess women on the basis of more substantial things than youth and looks, but it's almost as if they're valued more for their youth and looks now than before.

Alone42Long · 05-04-2009, 07:33 AM

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Originally Posted by Amelia

I agree, blc1. It's crazy. It's almost as if we're going backwards. If Katherine Hepburn had been born in the 1960s rather than 1907, I wonder if she would have got the chance to continue acting for as long as she did. She was 74 when she made "On Golden Pond". But would a film like that even be made today? You'd think that the feminist movement of the 1960s would have encouraged people to assess women on the basis of more substantial things than youth and looks, but it's almost as if they're valued more for their youth and looks now than before.

Yeah it sure seems that way. I'm glad Katharine Hepburn got the chance though. She was Fantastic & On Golden Pond too..

WintersTale · 05-04-2009, 09:25 PM

I agree. All these people are going crazy over Miley Cyrus...what does she have to offer, besides bubblegum? No musical talent and no acting talent, just sit there and look pretty.

It was the same thing with Britney Spears and all the boy bands in the 90s. We need real talent in the entertainment industry, not just a bunch of talentless pretty faces.

04-18-2009, 04:51 PM	#1 (permalink)
blc1 Status: SAS Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: California Gender: Female Age: 20 Posts: 155	Weary of the young It's lamentable how older actresses lose work in America after a certain age; this doesn't seem to be the case in western Europe. Catherine Deneuve is working as much as she always has and she's over 60. I know this is a familiar argument, but I'm bored with teenage idols who are winning serious awards before age 20. I am desperate to see mature women in films on the level of Ingrid Bergman in "Goodbye Again". Deneuve was far more interesting and beautiful at 55 than at 25 and she is still widely celebrated in France.

04-19-2009, 12:03 PM	#3 (permalink)
FairleighCalm Status: Fun...Fluid...Formidable Join Date: May 2007 Location: Location Location Gender: Male Posts: 5,601	I agree wholeheartedly. "Older" women have so much to teach us about life. Maybe it's because I'm over 40 but I've laways thought women are very intriguing when turn 40 and can stop competing in the "dumb-girl" olympics that society has become. __________________ Done.

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lyssado707 Status: SAS Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Humboldt County, CA Age: 22 Posts: 3,228	that's interesting __________________ In Loving Memory, http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g1...6/P1000595.jpg http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g1...P1000480-1.jpg Marmalade January 1991-February 19, 2007

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WintersTale Status: Falling into eternity Join Date: May 2007 Gender: Male Age: 27 Posts: 1,506	I agree. All these people are going crazy over Miley Cyrus...what does she have to offer, besides bubblegum? No musical talent and no acting talent, just sit there and look pretty. It was the same thing with Britney Spears and all the boy bands in the 90s. We need real talent in the entertainment industry, not just a bunch of talentless pretty faces. __________________ "Every moment of your life Is a chance to get it right Any moment you've been living in You could turn it on like a light All the weight of the years Has got me burstin' into tears Standin' here with nothin' I stand alone inside my fears." - Third Eye Blind

04-19-2009, 02:39 AM	#2 (permalink)
downbutnotout Status: Permanently Banned Join Date: Mar 2009 Gender: Male Age: 22 Posts: 729	It does get annoying when there are teen "sensations" getting multi million dollar deals and become celebrities. But people want to see fake people. As long as people worship them, there will always be young "stars". Its mostly about image. You only need a slight amount of talent if you have a "great" image.

05-04-2009, 05:31 AM	#5 (permalink)
Amelia Status: SAS Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 3,533	I agree, blc1. It's crazy. It's almost as if we're going backwards. If Katherine Hepburn had been born in the 1960s rather than 1907, I wonder if she would have got the chance to continue acting for as long as she did. She was 74 when she made "On Golden Pond". But would a film like that even be made today? You'd think that the feminist movement of the 1960s would have encouraged people to assess women on the basis of more substantial things than youth and looks, but it's almost as if they're valued more for their youth and looks now than before.